Slow but steady. I'm adding about two planks per day on most days, when I'm up to it. :-P
I'm using epoxy between the planks which is one reason why I'm going so slowly. Most don't use epoxy and instead use CA or Titebond. I just like the really long working time that I have with epoxy, the waterproofing that the hull gets, and, I feel, the added strength that epoxy gives the hull.
I could be wrong though and if so could be going a lot faster if I just used Titebond III.
Here's where I'm at today...
For anyone new to this hobby, yes, it looks very rough right now. Yes, that's excess thickened epoxy on the outside. I use thickened epoxy on the end frames to make sure that the planks have sufficient contact. I also use it to fill some gaps as needed. It will all be sanded off when I sand the entire hull after planking.
If you ask ten wooden model boat builders what they do about the keel plank(s), you'll get twelve answers. I don't have a consistent way that I do it, but on IOM's where they are SO touchy about weight, I don't use a built-in frame like a do on the Vintage Marbleheads, so I have to lay a few keel planks instead. It seems to work for me this way, but be open to what others say too.
Lots and lots of rubber bands hooked around the frame cutouts that I designed. Works really well. You can also add pins or nails driven into the edge of the strongback as you can see that I have on the bow where there wasn't room for built-in cutouts.
Should finish planking within a week and then it's off to shaping and sanding, and then fiberglassing!
Aloha!
I'm using epoxy between the planks which is one reason why I'm going so slowly. Most don't use epoxy and instead use CA or Titebond. I just like the really long working time that I have with epoxy, the waterproofing that the hull gets, and, I feel, the added strength that epoxy gives the hull.
I could be wrong though and if so could be going a lot faster if I just used Titebond III.
Here's where I'm at today...
For anyone new to this hobby, yes, it looks very rough right now. Yes, that's excess thickened epoxy on the outside. I use thickened epoxy on the end frames to make sure that the planks have sufficient contact. I also use it to fill some gaps as needed. It will all be sanded off when I sand the entire hull after planking.
If you ask ten wooden model boat builders what they do about the keel plank(s), you'll get twelve answers. I don't have a consistent way that I do it, but on IOM's where they are SO touchy about weight, I don't use a built-in frame like a do on the Vintage Marbleheads, so I have to lay a few keel planks instead. It seems to work for me this way, but be open to what others say too.
Lots and lots of rubber bands hooked around the frame cutouts that I designed. Works really well. You can also add pins or nails driven into the edge of the strongback as you can see that I have on the bow where there wasn't room for built-in cutouts.
Should finish planking within a week and then it's off to shaping and sanding, and then fiberglassing!
Aloha!
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